1939 in Canadian football

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.

Regular season, final standings
Column headings: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points


 * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

BCRFU playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939

Semifinals

 * Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.


 * Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

Finals

 * Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.


 * Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.

1939 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union All-Stars
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.


 * QB – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
 * FW – Bill Davies, Montreal Royals
 * HB – Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts
 * HB – Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers
 * FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * E – Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
 * C – George Willis, Toronto Argonauts
 * G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders

1939 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.


 * QB – Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns
 * FW – Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials
 * HB – Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials
 * HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
 * DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
 * E – Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials
 * E – Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns
 * C – Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials
 * G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
 * G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
 * T – Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials
 * T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts

1939 Canadian Football Awards

 * Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Bill Davies (FW), Montreal Royals
 * Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Eddie Thompson - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers